Teen Mother’s Ryan Edwards Pleads Responsible to Harassment, Extra Fees Dropped

As a part of his plea deal, further expenses of possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a managed substance and stalking have been all thrown out, as Edwards was given a suspended 11-month 29-day sentence and positioned on probation. He was launched on $55,000 bond.

He is additionally been ordered to put on a GPS monitoring machine whereas on probation and should enter a rehab middle in Austin, Texas for a minimum of 45 days. “Forty-five days shouldn’t be going to do something however detox you,” Choose Gary Starnes informed the fact star in courtroom, based on the Chattanooga Times Free Press. “You must keep down there between six months to a 12 months.”

“Do not mess this up. I can’t hesitate to revoke your probation,” he additionally warned, earlier than including that Edwards is to haven’t any contact with the sufferer, estranged spouse Mackenzie Edwards, who filed for divorce earlier this 12 months. “No contact with the sufferer. No social media regarding this sufferer,” Starnes informed Edwards, “You are everywhere in the information. Every little thing you say or do on there may be going to be printed, OK?”

He additionally reportedly informed Edwards not to reply to any messages posted about himself on social media.

In February, Ryan was arrested in Hamilton County, Tennessee after allegedly breaking an order of safety granted to Mackenzie. He’s mentioned to have shared revealing footage of her on-line and accused her of infidelity.

According to a press release through the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Division, the 35-year-old violated the order by talking together with her father after it was issued. The Sheriff’s Workplace additionally discovered he had an energetic warrant for harassment — with Mackenzie listed because the sufferer — earlier than they arrested him at his place of employment. Ryan is alleged to have been discovered “to be in possession of drug paraphernalia and two luggage of suspected narcotics” when he was arrested.

Mackenzie later filed for divorce, because the 26-year-old was additionally granted a restraining order along with momentary custody of their two children: Jagger, 5, and Stella, 2. Two days later, Edwards was taken into custody once more for stalking and violating an order of safety.

Along with his two kids with Mackenzie, Edwards additionally shares son Bentley with “Teen Mother” star Maci Bookout.